1979 Squire Shop

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Restoration of the 1979 Squire Shop unlimited hydroplane is under way. Designed by Dave Knowlen and built by Norm Berg, this was the boat that legendary driver Chip Hanauer used to scored his very first Unlimited victory.

Great job, Tim. You fellows have provided some great talent and acumen to take on this challenging project.I can hardly wait to see the Squire Shop in the water once again. I'm going to have my Britannia jeans let out so I can wear them to the launch. Might be the first pair of period-correct Squire Shop jeans to be "flared" at both the legs and the waistband.

Thanks to you and the team for bringing back yet another legendary thunderboat for the museum.

Saturday 04.21.2018 was a great day for the project, we brought in some great extra help that allowed the team to get all of the bottom plywood panels glued to the aluminum skins thus allowing for the final fit and eventual installation of these bottom panels.

A big thank you to everyone for this huge effort.. :-)

We plan to have the hull ready to roll right side up by the end of May or early June of this year, the amount of support that we have received from the many fans has been huge. A big thank you to all that follow us on the Museum group page, our Facebook page, and on Gary’s Weebly page. We are a year a way from seeing this beautiful hull back on the water and are really looking forward to that event..

Do you still need the Heavy Duty Shop vac, or are you waiting for the boat to dry out? I was going to bring mine down, but unless you need it this weekend, I'll plan on bringing it down on Turesday morning.